Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Green Acres Homestead]

Still looks good !!

gg

Man looks great

 

[bcp]

Bringing in the last load. Mostly fir.

Bruce

 

[Alan46]

About 50 years old?

I’m not sure! The center of the stump is rotted out, that’s the reason it fell over. I’ll look at some of my splits and try to figure it out!

 

[Skeans1]

I’m not sure! The center of the stump is rotted out, that’s the reason it fell over. I’ll look at some of my splits and try to figure it out!

Just a guess by the size, the bark, and the rot.

 

[Alan46]

Just a guess by the size, the bark, and the rot.

I found a good piece, 69 rings

 

[CalG]

Pictures maybe tomorrow,

But....

I cut to length the last log on the pile today. Some of the sleepers are yet to be cut, but they need washed off to save the saw chain.


I used the Pro=Mac 10-10 today. (heavy, but cuts like a no one;s business) At times I was wishing the thing would just run out of fuel so I could rest. 14 full logs cut to 18 inch length.

All in rounds now,

A session of splitting, then stacking to go yet.
I need a few more pallets.

 

[Skeans1]

I found a good piece, 69 rings

Was there an old scar on the butt of that tree? If not I’d be willing to bet the rest of those for around it would of root rot as well if there’s not a scar on that one.

 

[Alan46]

Was there an old scar on the butt of that tree? If not I’d be willing to bet the rest of those for around it would of root rot as well if there’s not a scar on that one.

Hey Skeans1,

Have you been over to our place you nailed it, no scar, the Fir next to it came down several years back, same problem. This one was next but got hung up on another Fir and was like that for two years, then during a wind storm last winter it came down!
What part of Oregon are you from?
You sound like logger!

 

[goeduck]

My understanding of root rot in Doug Fir is that it generally transmits from root to root so you see "meadows" formed until other species take up the space or the root rot dies out. If true, this would explain why I seldom see Doug Fir trees in cities die of root rot. All the roads make "islands" out of the root systems so the root rot cannot come in contact with another tree's roots. Those are only my thoughts; I have never seen that documented.

 

[Skeans1]

My understanding of root rot in Doug Fir is that it generally transmits from root to root so you see "meadows" formed until other species take up the space or the root rot dies out. If true, this would explain why I seldom see Doug Fir trees in cities die of root rot. All the roads make "islands" out of the root systems so the root rot cannot come in contact with another tree's roots. Those are only my thoughts; I have never seen that documented.

Somewhat right, it’s a pathogen and will stay in the soil till every scrap of Douglas Fir and Western Hemlock is decayed.

 

[Skeans1]

Hey Skeans1,

Have you been over to our place you nailed it, no scar, the Fir next to it came down several years back, same problem. This one was next but got hung up on another Fir and was like that for two years, then during a wind storm last winter it came down!
What part of Oregon are you from?
You sound like logger!

NW part close to Longview, we log as well as manage timber mainly doing commercial thinnings.

 

[goeduck]

Somewhat right, it’s a pathogen and will stay in the soil till every scrap of Douglas Fir and Western Hemlock is decayed.

Yes, we said the same thing. Until the root rot dies out.

 

[hunt4570]

Still looks good !!

gg

Awww thanks! Oh wait, you were talking about the tower huh?

 

[hunt4570]

Love that color! What’s the brand and name of said color?

How do you like your Graco?

Sorry not sure of the brand and the almost empty bucket is out in the tower right now. The color is just called natural in a semi-transparent stain. Love the Graco, been running Graco sprayers for many many years. Was a painting contractor for a long time, this sprayer is brand new only the second time using it and it behaves just like my old Graco's!
I bought the stain in a place called Ollies out here, kind of discount joint, a 5 gallon bucket cost me all of 40 bucks, better than $200 ish at a big box store. If you really want the brand I'll have a look next time I'm out there.

 

[hunt4570]

Man looks great

Again, thanks..

 

[Alan46]

Sorry not sure of the brand and the almost empty bucket is out in the tower right now. The color is just called natural in a semi-transparent stain. Love the Graco, been running Graco sprayers for many many years. Was a painting contractor for a long time, this sprayer is brand new only the second time using it and it behaves just like my old Graco's!
I bought the stain in a place called Ollies out here, kind of discount joint, a 5 gallon bucket cost me all of 40 bucks, better than $200 ish at a big box store. If you really want the brand I'll have a look next time I'm out there.

No need to look! Natural is good enough!
Color is from stain and natural aging?
Is it Cedar?

I’m also a retired painting contractor ( 40 ) years. We used Graco, SpeeFlo and Titan!

 

[hunt4570]

No need to look! Natural is good enough!
Color is from stain and natural aging?
Is it Cedar?

I’m also a retired painting contractor ( 40 ) years. We used Graco, SpeeFlo and Titan!

Stain, natural aging, and a coat of Wolman Coppercoat (Wolman 5 Gal. CopperCoat Green Below Ground Wood Preservative 1902A - The Home Depot) last year and the year before and when it was being built.Here's the thread if you are interested. ((New shooting deck))
No cedar, its all lobblolly pine mostly from the field its in, you can see the trees in the background. I did not buy one stick of lumber to build it.

 

[Gordon Gould]

As usual we got a bunch of fir blow downs over the winter. They're spread around not concentrated. I've started to pull out any that I can make a stud log out of. I went for these two the other day.

I stuck the camera up on the ROPS. The video ends prematurely when the camera battery dies while pulling that lower tree off of it's stump. I found it pretty interesting what the winch cable did during that pull - something I've never seen before.

gg

 

[Jstpssng]

As usual we got a bunch of fir blow downs over the winter. They're spread around not concentrated. I've started to pull out any that I can make a stud log out of. I went for these two the other day.

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I stuck the camera up on the ROPS. The video ends prematurely when the camera battery dies while pulling that lower tree off of it's stump. I found it pretty interesting what the winch cable did during that pull - something I've never seen before.

gg

Are you getting the rain down there we are getting up here? I wish that I had kept track of the number of sunny days we had in June... I'll bet that its been less than 10.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Are you getting the rain down there we are getting up here? I wish that I had kept track of the number of sunny days we had in June... I'll bet that its been less than 10.

I bet your right on that bet. Plenty of rainy days the first two weeks of June but most of last week was pretty good. Over the weekend and this week we were/are supposed to get frequent heavy showers and thunder storms but so far one shower 4:00 am yesterday and one last night for a total of 1/2". Been humid and threatening the whole time

gg